Ohio State leads project to transform physics education
As national interest in STEM degrees rise, the number of students completing them has dwindled.
ORNL, BNL host international particle accelerator conference in Nashville
ORNL and BNL hosted the15th International Particle Accelerator Conference in Nashville, Tenn. IPAC's roots trace to Kyoto, Japan, in 2010 when the broader community chose to unite researchers, industry and academia for a global exchange of ideas rather than remaining divided by region (Europe, Asia, and the Americas).
Research scientist's "one-of-a-kind" model of the heliosphere wins $824k NASA heliophysics grant
Dr. Federico Fraternale at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $824,132 NASA heliophysics grant to develop new global models of the heliosphere that incorporate interstellar neutral atoms that can help reveal the properties of space beyond the farthest reaches of the Sun's influence.
New NOvA results add to mystery of neutrinos
The international collaboration presented their first results with new data in four years, featuring a new low-energy sample of electron neutrinos and a dataset doubled in size.
Lijuan Ruan: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner
Lijuan Ruan is a senior physicist at Brookhaven National Lab who studies the strong force interactions in the quark-gluon plasma created at RHIC.
Quantum entanglement measures Earth rotation
A team of researchers led by Philip Walther at the University of Vienna carried out a pioneering experiment where they measured the effect of the rotation of Earth on quantum entangled photons.
What If a Nonmagnetic Material Could Be Magnetic?
Quantum information devices need particles to be synchronized in space and time. In nickel molybdate (Ni2Mo3O8), nickel ions (Ni2+) form a triangular array of tetrahedrons and octahedrons with opposing magnetic spins. Electric fields in Ni2Mo3O8 induce parallel alignment of the spins; this alignment changes with time, producing spin excitons.
Welcoming New Computational Science Graduate Fellows
A record 40 students on the path to achieving doctorates in fields that emphasize the use of computing and mathematics are now being welcomed into the U.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program.
Nanosized blocks spontaneously assemble in water to create tiny floating checkerboards
Researchers have engineered nanosized cubes that spontaneously form a two-dimensional checkerboard pattern when dropped on the surface of water. The work, published in Nature Communications, presents a simple approach to create complex nanostructures through a technique called self-assembly.
Trash-Sorting Robot Mimics Complex Human Sense of Touch
In Applied Physics Reviews, researchers from Tsinghua University work to break through the difficulties of robotic recognition of various common, yet complex, items. Their layered sensor is equipped with material detection at the surface and pressure sensitivity at the bottom, with a porous middle layer sensitive to thermal changes.
New plasma escape mechanism could protect fusion vessels from excessive heat
The exhaust heat generated by a fusing plasma in a commercial-scale reactor may not be as damaging to the vessel's innards as once thought, according to new research about escaping plasma particles made by researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ITER Organization (ITER).
Prominent Physicist, Prof. Enge Wang, Visits HKIAS at City University of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) welcomed Professor Enge Wang from June 3 to June 7, 2024. Prof. Wang, a Senior Fellow of HKIAS and University Chair Professor of Physics at Peking University, is a distinguished member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The world's strongest ionizing terahertz radiation
Terahertz waves, known as non-ionizing radiation, can turn into ionization radiation when sufficiently many terahertz photons are focused in space and time. A team led by scientists in Korea and the USA has created the world's most intense terahertz pulses that can instantaneously ionize atoms and molecules and convert them into plasma.
UAH researcher shows, for the first time, gravity can exist without mass, mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter
Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that is implied by gravitational effects that can't be explained by general relativity unless more matter is present in the universe than can be seen.
Researchers debut novel manifold design theory
University of Illinois researcher Kyle Smith, along with doctoral students Md Habibur Rahman and Vu Do, master's student Colby Warden, and recent graduate Irwin Loud IV (MSME 2023), have published their new manifold design theory (patent pending) in Physics of Fluids.
Groundbreaking Progress in Quantum Physics: How Quantum Field Theories Decay and Fission
An international research team around Marcus Sperling, a researcher at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, has sparked interest in the scientific community with pioneering results in quantum physics: In their current study, the researchers reinterpret the Higgs mechanism, which gives elementary particles mass and triggers phase transitions, using the concept of "magnetic quivers."
Argonne engineers develop one-of-a-kind instruments and facilities for scientific discovery
A group of engineers at Argonne National Laboratory is uniquely equipped to design, model and install experimental systems that enable pioneering scientific research.
UAH researcher leads groundbreaking paper that demonstrates for the first time a subluminal warp drive is possible through known physics
Two researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper that demonstrates for the first time that a subluminal warp drive is possible within the bounds of known physics without the need to employ exotic unknown forms of matter or energy, while also advancing our understanding of gravity. UAH alumnus Dr.
Two Argonne researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Physicist David DeMille and chemist Mercouri Kanatzidis were elected to the National Academy of Sciences for their outstanding scientific achievements.
Experimental Physics Leads to Award-Winning Research
Jefferson Lab Staff Scientist Holly Szumila-Vance earns the 2024 Guido Altarelli Award for outstanding contributions to experimental physics.
Apple versus doughnut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma
PPPL scientists have developed a new theoretical model about the edge of a plasma, which can become unstable and potentially damage a fusion reactor. The model refines ideas about a critical obstacle on the path to harnessing clean energy from this fourth state of matter.
Professor Serge Haroche, Nobel Laureate (2012) and the chairman of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS)
Dive into the world of advanced research and intellectual exchange as Professor Haroche shares his inspiring journey and groundbreaking contributions in the field of quantum physics and optics. From his early fascination with physics to his pioneering work in "Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics," Professor Haroche's expertise has paved the way for exciting possibilities in quantum information science.
Grainger engineers bring quantum expertise to DOE InterQnet initiative
InterQnet is a three-year initiative to demonstrate that quantum computers separated by large distances and even based on different hardware architectures can work in tandem.
Comprehensive Detection of Light: Dispersion-assisted Photodetector Deciphering High-dimensional Light
The intricate nature of light, characterized by its intensity, polarization, and spectrum composition, holds profound importance across a range of scientific and technological disciplines. From enhancing optical communications to enabling precise chemical and biological characterization, a comprehensive understanding of light's properties is indispensable.
Innovative Material for Sustainable Building
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) introduce a polymer-based material with unique properties in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications. This material allows sunlight to enter, maintains a more comfortable indoor climate without additional energy, and cleans itself like a lotus leaf. The new development could replace glass components in walls and roofs in the future